Seasonal and Spatial Dynamics of Fungal Diversity and Communities in the Intertidal Zones of Qingdao, China.

ABSTRACT: Intertidal zones comprise diverse habitats and directly suffer from the influences of human activities. Nevertheless, the seasonal fluctuations in fungal diversity and community structure in these areas are not well comprehended. To address this gap, samples of seawater and sediment were collected seasonally from the estuary and swimming beaches of Qingdao's intertidal areas in China and were analyzed using a metabarcoding approach targeting ITS2 rDNA regions. Compared to the seawater community dominated by Ciliophora and Agaricomycetes, the sediment community was rather dominated by Dothideomycetes and Eurotiomycetes. Furthermore, the seawater community shifted with the seasons but not with the locations, while the sediment community shifted seasonally and spatially, with a specifi

SUBMITTER: Li W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10607781 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature